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A retired Ohio Department of Taxation lawyer convicted of a child-pornography charge has
resigned from the practice of law amid an attempt by prosecutors to kick him out of his home.

The Ohio Supreme Court today accepted the resignation of William B. Feldman, 66, of Upper
Arlington, after the justices previously suspended his inactive law license due to his felony
conviction.

Feldman was convicted on Jan. 30 of pandering sexually oriented material involving a juvenile
after authorities discovered child pornography on his computer at his Lyon Drive home.

Feldman was indicted on eight counts of pandering but pleaded guilty to one count in a plea
agreement with prosecutors.

Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Charles A. Schneider sentenced Feldman to three years of
community control, mandated intensive sex-offender supervision and required him to register as a
sex offender for the next 25 years.

Authorities then notified Feldman that he had to move from his $313,000 home, which he bought
in 1990, because it is near Greensview Elementary School and Sunny95 Park. Certain sex offenders
are not permitted to live within 1,000 feet of schools, parks and day-care centers.

When Feldman failed to leave his home, prosecutors asked Common Pleas Court Judge Richard
Frye on March 14 to order him to vacate the residence. Another hearing is set for Aug. 1.

Feldman argues that the law does not apply to him since he bought his home prior to the
enactment of the law prohibiting sex offenders from living near locations frequented by children.
His lawyer also argues that the action represents an “unconstitutional taking” of his property.

Feldman was a state tax lawyer from 1973 until his retirement in 2010.